Super Bowl Advertisers Face a Tricky Playing Field

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFanDuel spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on commercials that surround big sports broadcasts. Now it wants to make sports-wagering — the activity at the core of its business — a bigger part of the studio discussions that are also such an essential part of the sports-TV experience.Charles Barkley, one of the standouts on the analyst roster on the “NBA on TNT” show, has agreed to work as an ambassador and spokesman for the sports-betting giant.

Jeannie Morris was a pioneering sportscaster who became the first woman to report live from a Super Bowl, at 1975’s Super Bowl IX.Morris began working in sports journalism in the 1960s, writing for the Chicago Daily News and Chicago’s American. The then-wife of Chicago Bears wide receiver Johnny Morris, she wrote her early columns under the byline “Mrs.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorRick Santelli, the veteran CNBC correspondent, recently got into an on-air spat with one of his longtime colleagues.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorRon Darling, Bill Ripken and Carlos Pena are among eight analysts who will offer tips and instruction to young baseball aspirants as part of a unique twist on a regular MLB Network standby.On Tuesday, December 15 at 7 p.m., fans will be able to take part in an interactive lesson from eight of the network’s analysts that will stream across MLB Network’s social platforms and MLB.com.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNielsen, best known for delivering TV ratings, is getting ready for a future when it gauges a lot more than what people are watching on TV.The media-measurement giant plans to launch a new system that examines how many impressions a show or commercial makes across a broader panoply of video windows that might include the TV screen, but also the one embedded in a smartphone or computer.

The Super Bowl is happening in early February. Super Bowl 55 is scheduled to take place Sunday February 7, 2021 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The halftime show is still a big draw.

Forget lost puppies and horses, adult-like babies, and weird stunts involving snack foods. Instead, this year’s Super Bowl ads will prominently feature social and racial justice issues, along with Covid-19 messages, according to a sports business trade report.

Super Bowl LV broadcast, with subsequent episodes of “The Equalizer” airing at 8 p.m. EST Sundays, CBS said Thursday.A special edition of Stephen Colbert's daily “The Late Show” will follow late local news on Super Bowl night, the network also announced.The returning series “FBI” also is getting special treatment, with its season debut following the NFL's AFC championship game on Sunday, Jan.

Queen Latifah's with the plum-Super Bowl LV slot, the network announced Thursday.The new drama series, a reimagining of the classic 1980s series, will launch Sunday, Feb 7, 2021 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m.

In 2021, the coveted post-Super Bowl slot on CBS will be going to Queen Latifah‘s new drama The Equalizer!

New CBS drama The Equalizer starring Queen Latifah has landed a plum post-Super Bowl slot for its series premiere. It will air immediately following CBS Sports’ broadcast of Super Bowl LV on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT; time approximate after post-game coverage) on CBS. It will move to its regular Sunday (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) time slot on Feb. 14, 2021.

It looks like Travis Kelce, 31, and his ex-girlfriend Kayla Nicole are giving their relationship another go just under four months after he confirmed their split! The Kansas City Chiefs tight end seemingly referred to her when talking about his “girlfriend Kayla” in a Q&A video he took part in with WNBA player Chiney Ogqumike, which can be seen here, on Nov. 30, and even called her “the absolute best.” The comments came after Chiney asked him about who was on his Christmas list this year.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAn unlikely guest turned up amid the dozens of Broadway actors, “Today” hosts and other celebrities who regularly take part in NBC’s annual broadcast of “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.”In a two-minute ad from Comcast, actor Steve Carell took a turn at playing Santa Claus, part of an emerging tradition that has the Philadelphia cable-and-entertainment giant hoping to capture attention during the annual event, telecast on the network it owns.

The Weeknd is still fuming that when the 2021 Grammy nominations were announced on Nov. 24, his name was not called once.

Jake Scott was a former safety with the Miami Dolphins who was named most valuable player at Super Bowl VII in 1972.Scott played college football at the University of Georgia, where he holds the records for interception return yards and career interceptions. He was named first team All-SEC defensive back in 1967 and 1968.

Like many others, Bella Hadid, 24, is taking in the news that her ex The Weeknd, 30, will be performing at the Super Bowl LV Halftime show and she’s thrilled for him! “Bella was really happy when she heard the news that The Weeknd is going to be performing at the Super Bowl Halftime show,” a source EXCLUSIVELY told HollywoodLife about the model’s feelings on the singer, whose real name is Abel, and his amazing opportunity.

The Weeknd has scored a musical touchdown as the 2021 Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner.The Blinding Lights hitmaker was announced as the performer for the coveted slot on Thursday (November 12, 2020), and he admitted it was a dream come true.“We all grow up watching the world’s biggest acts playing the Super Bowl and one can only dream of being in that position,” the Canadian singer says.